Suspect steals RV, officer fires gun during arrest at Lloydminster campground: RCMP

An investigation is underway after an Alberta RCMP officer was involved in a shooting in Lloydminster on Saturday night.

Mounties said the officer was responding to a weapons complaint around 7:10 p.m. near the Weaver Park Campground on the Saskatchewan side of  town.

A foot chase led police into the campground, where a suspect stole an occupied RV and drove it towards the officer, police said.

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“This resulted in the RCMP officer discharging his service pistol. In his attempt to escape the suspect collided with civilian vehicles, disabling the RV and was then apprehended,” the RCMP said in a news release.

“The suspect was not injured, however, several civilians were injured as a result of the collision. The officer involved also sustained minor injuries.”

RCMP said the province’s director of law enforcement has directed the RCMP to investigate the circumstances of Saturday’s shooting.

Police also said internal review processes are underway to determine what took place.

Editor’s note: The original version of this story indicated the incident occurred in Lloydminster, Alta. The shooting occurred in the campground on the Saskatchewan side of the town that’s situated in both provinces.